This is so embarrassing, I hate to report it, but it just shows what can happen.

My grandmother was born in NYC in the 1880s. When she was in her 70's, she'd usually call the store to have groceries delivered.

When she talked to the butcher, she'd usually ask if the meat was "well hung."

This meant nothing to me as a child, but I was curious about what it meant.

She said that when she was a girl (around 1900) someone had told her that "You should always ask the butcher if his meat is well hung."

Decades later, I still cringe for her. I wish I could have croaked out a warning!